The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
It is a common perception / that the rich sometimes / despise poor.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. despise poor.
Error concept:
What is wrong: The article “the” is missing before the noun poor.
Grammatical concept:
In English, when referring to a group of people collectively (poor, rich, disabled), we generally use “the” + adjective.
Incorrectness of the concept in context:
Saying “despise poor” is grammatically incorrect; it should specify the group as “the poor”.
How to correct:
Add the definite article “the” before poor.
Correct phrase/ correction:
despise the poor
Final sentence:
It is a common perception that the rich sometimes despise the poor.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.